Anthony Puleo is a Freelance Writer for GameRant, but has a history working for the site. Having worked as a staff writer here for two years, he is very familiar with the gaming industry and plays ...

The Wonderful World of Webkinz: 2005-??? Born in the hazy, nostalgia-filled years of the early 2000s, Webkinz was nothing if not a product of its time. A 2D computer-based video game paired with a ...

The online game Webkinz World, the virtual portal for the plush toys from Ganz, reportedly experienced a data breach earlier this month, leading to a hacker leaking usernames and passwords for nearly ...

If you’ve ever cared for or encountered Webkinz, the plush stuffed animals and their online counterparts that were all the rage in the mid-2000s, you may on occasion wonder: Are my Webkinz still alive ...

For about a week my 6-year-old son, Mark, was having a grand old time on Webkinz, one of several children’s Web sites that have exploded in popularity in the last year or so. Then it dawned on him.

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Mattel's interactive vinyl figures and new virtual world may appeal to adults as well as kids too old for Webkinz. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether ...

Venmo users are being warned of a new message sent by scammers, which asks you to return money accidentally sent to your account. The BBB says the scam starts with a message from someone who send you ...

Back in 2005, Webkinz became a browser game, hitting its peak in 2009 with a player base of about 3.2 million. There was quite a charm about getting to the store with your family, finding a stuffed ...

I turn 20 this weekend. Hence, I’ve decided that now is the perfect time to take a nostalgic yet investigative look at my youth — to recognize that stasis and change are two sides of the same coin; to ...

Put down the frog: There's no need to do anything rash. That'll apply to you, reader of a very specific age, if you were thinking of throwing out your old Webkinz—the toys-to-life plushie that was ...